Capture NX


Capture NX is an image editing application developed by Nik Software in partnership with Nikon for macOS and Microsoft Windows.
In September 2012, Google acquired Nik Software. Capture NX remained branded as a Nikon product.
In July 2014, Nikon released Capture NX-D to succeed Capture NX 2. As such, the Nikon D810 is the first camera to support only Capture NX-D. Capture NX-D was developed based on SILKYPIX Developer Studio and does not contain the U-Point technology from Nik Software.
On June 6, 2022, Nikon announced that Capture NX 2 and Capture NX-D would be discontinued and replaced by NX Studio. Download links for both programs were removed on June 30, 2022.

Features of both Capture NX products

Features of Capture NX-D only

  • All changes are saved to a Sidecar File in subfolder NKS_PARAM.

Features of Capture NX only

  • All changes are saved to the NEF file.
  • Color Control Point editing for hue, brightness and saturation.
  • Selection Control Points, selectively edit photographs without the need to manually outline or mask the area for editing.
  • Plug-In Interface for Nik Color Efex Pro
  • Ability to use Dust Off Reference photo created by some Nikon DSLR's to automatically remove dust from images